The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2185
Waxing Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
12:45 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3245
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 | 64.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.45° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.02° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.