The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
4:53 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2280
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 | 148.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.5° / 15.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 41m / -6.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.72° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.54° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.