The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 1, 2160
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
3:59 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2935
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 223.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -0.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.29° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.37° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.