The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 1942
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
7:20 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 239
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 | 190.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.4° / 301.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -13.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.17° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.27° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.