The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 1, 1960
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
12:38 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 462
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 | 63.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.13° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.39° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.