The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2065
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
5:10 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1760
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 210.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / 4.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.12° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.78° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.