The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2068
Waxing Crescent
10.4% 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
8:43 AM
11:46 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1798
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 | 37.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.54° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.36° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.