The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 4, 2179
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
6:42 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3170
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 | 335.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 186.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 11.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.49° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.65° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.