The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2150
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
12:34 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2812
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 | 59.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 23.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.58° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.21° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| 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.