The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2097
Waning Gibbous
77.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
9:41 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.4%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2156
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 | 236.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 252.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -27.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.83° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.23° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.