The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2044
Waxing Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
1:30 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1501
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 | 66.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.68° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.82° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.