The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2108
Waning Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
2:38 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2292
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 | 288.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 232.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -7.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.31° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.08° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.