The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2171
Waning Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
5:18 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 322.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 197.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -2.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.63° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.64° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.