The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2026
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 PM
6:05 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.3° / 314.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.65° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.33° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 207.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.