The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 1, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
5:40 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2923
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 | 170.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.7° / 333.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 53m / -16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.01° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.31° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.