The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 1970
Waning Crescent
10.7% 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
4:44 AM
5:28 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 585
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 203.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 3.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.21° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.