The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2084
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
8:50 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1995
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.45° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.29° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.