The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 1, 1930
Waxing Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 91
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 86.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 26.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.14° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.67° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.