The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2103
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
6:53 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2230
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 | 336.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 184.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 12.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.31° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.62° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.