The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 1934
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 140
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,900 km.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.44° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.03° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.