The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2074
Waxing Crescent
33.2% 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
11:12 AM
1:17 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1872
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.81° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / 2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.77° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.