The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
57.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
3:09 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.4%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2342
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 | 98.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 53.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 16.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.80° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / -3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.96° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.