The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
78.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
4:23 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.5%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3319
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 | 124.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.3° / 35.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 7.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.92° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.09° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.