The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2003
Waxing Crescent
1.2% 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
7:10 AM
9:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 994
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.36° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.59° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.