The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 1914
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
1:27 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -107
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 69.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 22.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.47° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.64° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.