The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2159
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
7:29 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2923
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 | 204.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.1° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.61° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.22° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.