The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2129
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
7:00 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2552
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.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.5° / 310.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.65° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.26° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.8° |
| 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.