The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 1943
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
6:43 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 251
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 | 338.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 174.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 3.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.00° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.07° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.