The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 2176
Waning Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
3:38 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3133
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 | 300.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 224.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -3.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.21° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.27° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.74° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.