The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 1965
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
10:04 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 524
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.37° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.99° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.