The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2124
Waning Gibbous
69.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
11:07 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.5%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2490
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -17.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.63° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.80° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.