The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 1, 2066
Waxing Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
1:50 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1773
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 | 78.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 66.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.03° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.36° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.