The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
4:33 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2849
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 | 128.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 32.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 6.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.99° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.52° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.