The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2135
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
12:14 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2626
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.59° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.04° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.