The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2115
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
3:10 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2379
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 52.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.04° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.74° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.