The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 1, 2040
Waning Gibbous
74.1% 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
12:59 AM
10:06 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1451
Events on this date
-
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 250.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.10° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.03° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.