The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 1, 2038
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
5:57 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1426
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 186.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / -0.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.69° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.63° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.5° |
| 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.