The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2139
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2676
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 | 39.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 26.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.64° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.67° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.