The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 1, 1973
Waning Crescent
2.3% 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
5:20 AM
7:27 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 622
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 | 343.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 170.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 14.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.48° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.10° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| 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.