The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 1927
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
10:02 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 54
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 | 15.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 113.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 16.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.04° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.60° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.