The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 1993
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
5:47 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 870
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 | 173.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.1° / 326.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 21m / -17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.60° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.60° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.