The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2147
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
12:03 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2775
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 | 55.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.08° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.63° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.