The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2101
Waxing Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
1:35 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2206
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 | 68.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.85° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.39° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.