The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 2148
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 PM
7:14 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2787
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.8° / 303.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -13.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.29° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.05° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.