The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2019
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
6:13 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1191
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 182.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 1.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.16° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.04° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.