The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 1, 2039
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
2:56 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1439
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 | 90.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 55.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.06° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.52° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.