The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 1967
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
1:52 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 548
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 | 283.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 227.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.55° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.08° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.