The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2095
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
9:29 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2132
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.04° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.45° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.