The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 2109
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2305
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 | 49.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.86° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.04° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.