The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
75.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
3:33 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.5%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2008
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 | 120.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 47.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 1.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.59° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.96° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.