The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2046
Waning Crescent
11.3% 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
4:32 AM
5:25 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1525
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 206.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / 5.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.18° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.