The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 2158
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2911
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 | 42.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.43° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.86° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.