The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2022
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
10:34 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1229
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.63° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.61° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.78° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.