The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 1, 2188
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
12:32 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3282
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 | 56.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 24.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.72° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.58° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.