The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2120
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2441
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.20° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.25° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.