The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 4, 2127
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
2:16 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2527
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 234.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -9.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.74° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / -3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.66° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.