The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 1928
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
6:33 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 66
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.6° / 319.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -13.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.03° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.39° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 332.1° |
| 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.