The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 2090
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
10:24 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2070
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn 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 | 22.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 107.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.99° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.31° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.