The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2144
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
10:09 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2738
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 | 17.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 109.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.58° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.56° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.