The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2041
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
11:17 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1464
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 | 27.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 95.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 24.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.90° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / -2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.95° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.