The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2057
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
9:33 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1662
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 | 10.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 16.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.49° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.85° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.