The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2038
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
6:54 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1426
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 169.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 4.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.55° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.87° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.