The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2030
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
7:55 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1327
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 155.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.21° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.61° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.30° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.