The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2035
Waning Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
2:51 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1389
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 227.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -9.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.76° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.87° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.73° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.