The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
4:03 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 264
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
-
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 41.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.33° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.93° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.