The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2105
Waning Gibbous
75.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
10:24 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.8%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2255
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.12° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.01° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.