The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2169
First Quarter
55.6% 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
1:18 PM
3:08 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3047
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 52.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.85° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.77° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.