The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2168
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
5:08 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3034
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 | 319.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / -2.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.17° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.40° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.