The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2125
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
9:52 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2503
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 114.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.70° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.39° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.