The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 1, 2060
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
10:28 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1699
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 106.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.41° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.38° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.