The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 1, 2014
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
10:58 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1130
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 | 28.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.15° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.32° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.