The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2086
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
8:08 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2020
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 274.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -22.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.07° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.85° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| 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.