The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2102
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
7:08 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2218
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 | 201.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 278.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.39° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.02° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.