The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 1909
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
5:43 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -169
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 337.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -14.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.85° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.