The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2130
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
5:02 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2564
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 201.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / -2.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.48° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.98° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.78° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.