The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 1984
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
10:16 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 759
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 | 17.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.99° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.17° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.