The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2073
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
6:07 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1859
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 186.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 2.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.12° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.81° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.