The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2189
Waning Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
9:41 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3294
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 | 235.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 253.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -26.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.46° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.42° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.