The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 1, 2078
Waning Gibbous
82.6% 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
12:11 AM
9:09 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.6%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1921
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 | 229.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.11° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.45° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.