The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 2182
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
10:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3208
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 | 21.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.41° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.16° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.