The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 4, 2166
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
12:33 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3010
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 | 62.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 76.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.59° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.12° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.83° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| 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.