The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 4, 2155
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 34.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 27.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.47° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.30° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.