The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 1, 2055
Waxing Crescent
21.5% 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
10:05 AM
12:04 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1637
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 | 55.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 20.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.29° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.81° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| 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.