The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 1, 2131
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
12:31 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2577
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 | 58.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 75.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 22.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.88° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.92° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.01° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.