The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 1, 2191
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
3:07 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3319
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 53.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.87° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.68° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.