The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 1, 2081
Waning Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
1:28 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1958
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 | 278.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -17.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.42° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.49° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.