The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2136
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2639
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.67° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.89° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.