The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2140
Waning Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 PM
7:39 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2688
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 273.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -25.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.28° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.62° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.