The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2016
Waning Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
3:42 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1154
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -5.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.89° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.15° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.