The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2041
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
10:08 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1464
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.58° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.19° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.