The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 1961
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
7:24 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 474
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 | 191.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.0° / 300.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -13.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.28° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.08° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| 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.