The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2178
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
5:51 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3158
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.1° / 323.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 11m / -17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.55° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.52° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.