The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2189
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 PM
7:13 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3294
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars 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 | 194.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 292.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -18.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.19° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.08° / -0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.89° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.