The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2139
Waxing Crescent
37.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
1:51 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.8%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2676
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 | 75.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 65.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.58° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / -0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.01° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.