The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2196
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
1:45 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3381
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 | 77.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 67.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.06° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.59° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.