The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 4, 2087
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
11:02 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2033
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 | 27.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.55° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.78° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.