The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2144
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
7:23 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2737
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 165.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 10.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.68° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.73° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.