The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 1900
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
11:19 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -280
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.03° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.00° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.