The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 1935
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
7:27 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 152
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 | 343.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 169.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 13.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.91° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.48° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.