The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 1968
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
12:45 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 561
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 | 54.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 28.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.10° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.82° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.