The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2116
Waning Gibbous
78.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
9:30 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.8%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2391
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 | 234.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 253.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -27.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.34° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.84° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.