The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2076
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
10:14 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1897
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 | 17.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.87° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.03° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.