The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2057
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
7:34 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1661
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 7.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.30° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.68° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.