The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 1922
Waxing Crescent
29.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
12:42 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.8%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -8
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.35° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.78° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.