The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 1, 2142
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
1:25 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2713
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 | 75.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 69.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.26° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.57° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.