The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 4, 2138
Waning Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
3:46 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2663
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 222.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -4.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.44° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.13° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.