The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 1, 2087
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
7:30 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2032
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 | 344.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 166.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 12.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.21° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / -2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.51° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.