The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 1, 2057
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
6:34 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1661
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 176.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 2.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.97° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.44° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.