The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 5, 2137
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
5:59 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2651
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 | 178.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.1° / 313.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -20.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.30° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.85° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 212.1° |
| 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.