The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2054
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
5:27 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1624
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 198.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 0.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.60° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.99° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.