The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2158
Waxing Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
2:03 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2911
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 | 81.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 64.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.35° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / 0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.20° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.