The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 4, 2177
Waxing Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
1:57 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3146
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 | 81.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.68° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.39° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.