The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2116
Last Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
12:28 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2391
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -22.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.52° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.43° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.