The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2090
Waxing Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
12:16 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2070
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 | 59.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.21° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.63° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.