The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
4:51 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2515
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 | 147.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.6° / 16.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 39m / -5.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.05° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.73° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.