The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2030
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
8:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1328
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 131.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.12° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.48° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.54° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 183.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.