The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
1:13 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1031
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 27.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.25° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.42° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.