The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 2180
Waxing Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
1:21 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3183
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 | 74.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.49° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.73° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.93° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| 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.