The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2079
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1934
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 27.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.38° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.12° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.