The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2088
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
6:25 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2045
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:34 AM, is deepest at 12:13 PM and ends at 12:53 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 | 179.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 314.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.95° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.81° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 337.1° |
| 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.