The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2072
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
8:17 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 207.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 281.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -17.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.61° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.19° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.