The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 1, 2172
First Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
3:13 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 52.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.73° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.29° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.