The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2174
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3109
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 | 42.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 28.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.55° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.42° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.49° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.