The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 4, 2049
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
11:18 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1563
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.28° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.18° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.