The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 2097
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
12:39 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2156
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.93° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.83° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.