The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 1, 2187
Waning Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
1:44 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3269
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -17.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.24° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.31° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.