The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2099
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
6:05 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2181
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 178.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.0° / 314.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.43° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.46° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.7° |
| 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.