The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 1, 2085
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
2:15 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2008
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 63.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 14.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.80° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.56° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.