The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 2062
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
12:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1723
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 236.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.40° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.68° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.