The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 2052
Waxing Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
1:18 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1600
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.82° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.04° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.