The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 1, 2011
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
7:15 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1092
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 172.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 13.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.02° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.48° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.