The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2122
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
3:07 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2465
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 | 294.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -5.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.66° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.76° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.