The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 1987
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 796
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 28.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.14° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.53° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.46° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.