The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 1929
Waning Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
1:13 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 78
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 | 276.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.61° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.67° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| 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.