The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 4, 2106
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
9:51 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2268
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.33° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.21° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.