The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 4, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
4:58 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3220
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.0° / 17.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 35m / -2.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.26° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.49° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.