The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 1995
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
11:12 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 895
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 96.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.87° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.92° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.