The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 1962
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
6:47 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 486
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 173.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.86° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.95° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.87° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.