The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2165
Waning Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
10:55 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2997
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 255.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.57° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.70° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.