The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2023
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
6:17 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1241
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 11:13 AM, is deepest at 1:22 PM and ends at 3:32 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 | 179.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.9° / 315.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.09° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.