The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2161
Waxing Crescent
35.2% 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
11:33 AM
1:15 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2948
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 | 72.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 71.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.21° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.75° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.