The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2027
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
4:40 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1290
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 | 312.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 214.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / 0.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.83° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.26° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.38° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.