The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2170
Waning Gibbous
80.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
9:29 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.7%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3059
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 | 232.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 256.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -25.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.58° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.61° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.