The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2122
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
6:51 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2465
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 | 335.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 186.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 12.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.92° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.77° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.45° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.