The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2071
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
10:21 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1835
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 | 20.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 16.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.30° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.13° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| 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.