The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 1, 2114
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
4:28 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2366
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -7.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.88° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.15° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.41° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.