The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 1968
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 561
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 | 43.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 28.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.11° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.05° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.