The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 1997
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
3:52 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 919
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 | 303.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 219.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -4.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.21° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / -0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.36° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.