The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2156
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
6:04 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2886
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 | 181.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.7° / 308.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.12° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.65° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 182.9° |
| 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.