The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2065
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
6:09 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1760
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 | 329.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 196.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 9.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.11° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.00° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.