The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 1, 1941
Waxing Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
12:05 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 227
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 | 56.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.20° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.20° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.