The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 1, 2101
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2206
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 | 35.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 85.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.12° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.06° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.