The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 1911
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
11:18 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -144
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 26.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.86° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.99° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.