The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 2017
Waxing Crescent
34.2% 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
11:24 AM
1:10 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1167
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 | 71.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.90° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.70° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.19° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.