The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2036
Waxing Crescent
43.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
1:56 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.5%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1402
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 | 82.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 64.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.21° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.18° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.