The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2063
Waxing Crescent
18.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
12:22 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1736
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 | 51.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 28.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.42° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.23° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| 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.