The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2000
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
6:50 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 956
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 | 339.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 172.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 4.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.38° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.47° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.