The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2131
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
3:02 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2577
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 54.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.14° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.55° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.37° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.