The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
5:13 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1191
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 | 321.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 196.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / -3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.84° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.81° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.