The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 1932
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
5:48 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 115
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 | 326.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 196.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 4.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.49° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.81° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.