The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 2028
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
2:12 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1303
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 62.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.15° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.76° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.