The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2052
Waxing Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1600
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 | 49.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.54° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.48° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.