The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2033
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1365
Events on this date
-
Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.71° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.18° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.28° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.