The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2078
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
12:09 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1921
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.24° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.43° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.04° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.