The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2178
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
8:04 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3158
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 271.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.63° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.00° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.