The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 1987
Waxing Crescent
19.7% 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
9:17 AM
12:34 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 796
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 | 52.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 28.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.17° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.24° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.