The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2014
Waxing Crescent
12.1% 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
9:07 AM
11:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1130
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 | 40.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.69° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.09° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.