The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 1949
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
12:17 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 326
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 28.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.77° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.63° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.