The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 1, 2044
Waxing Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
12:31 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1501
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 28.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.16° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.05° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.