The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2082
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1971
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 | 40.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 27.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.09° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.65° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.