The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2157
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
3:35 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2898
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 | 299.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 224.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -4.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.36° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.94° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.