The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 1, 1976
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
10:41 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 660
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.00° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.73° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.