The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2076
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
6:54 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1896
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 4.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.83° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.26° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.