The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2163
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
9:50 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2973
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 | 14.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.51° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.99° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.