The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 1922
Waxing Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -8
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.80° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.00° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.