The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2093
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
1:07 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2107
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.10° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.18° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.