The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2176
Waning Gibbous
55.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
12:16 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3133
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 241.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.02° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.10° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| 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.