The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2186
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
7:23 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3257
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 | 192.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.4° / 298.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -15.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.74° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.43° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.