The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2071
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
11:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1835
Events on this date
-
Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,600 km.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.87° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.90° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.