The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 4, 2117
Waxing Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
11:48 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2404
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 | 31.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.62° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.70° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.