The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 1951
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
5:20 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 350
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 203.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / 2.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.39° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.