The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 1, 1915
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
6:36 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -95
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 281.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -26.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.36° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.55° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.