The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 1959
Waning Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
3:47 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 449
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 221.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -3.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.59° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.72° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.