The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2052
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
11:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1600
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 | 35.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.79° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.71° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.