The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2105
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 PM
7:51 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2255
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 | 206.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.28° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / 0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.45° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.