The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 2045
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
6:17 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1513
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 | 185.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 302.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.92° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.45° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 153.6° |
| 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.