The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 1946
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
10:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 289
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.45° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.79° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.