The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2063
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
2:05 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1736
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 | 77.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.48° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.79° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.