The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2167
Full Moon
99.6% 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
8:57 PM
7:03 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3022
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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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.3° / 309.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -12.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.84° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.