The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 4, 2081
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
4:29 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1958
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 213.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / -1.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.95° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / 0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.14° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| 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.