The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 1, 2046
Waning Crescent
17.9% 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
4:11 AM
4:26 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1525
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 216.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -0.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.62° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.96° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.