The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 2154
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
12:40 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2861
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 235.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.29° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.85° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.