The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 1991
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
7:54 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 845
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.21° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.04° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.