The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
3:00 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2515
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 | 106.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 54.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 8.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.39° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.29° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.