The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2068
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
9:51 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1798
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 | 12.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.16° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.83° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.