The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 1979
Waxing Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
1:18 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 697
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 | 73.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.03° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.57° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.