The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2055
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
12:59 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1637
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 72.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.54° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.59° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| 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.