The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 1957
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
11:22 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 425
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.61° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.31° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.