The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 1, 2163
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
7:03 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2972
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 171.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 9.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.56° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.30° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.