The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 2141
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
3:22 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2700
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 | 297.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 228.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -3.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.67° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.22° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.56° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.