The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
5:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2416
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.2° / 346.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 43m / -13.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.73° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.14° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.