The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2074
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
2:45 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1872
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 57.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.13° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.36° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.