The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2076
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
8:02 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1896
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 | 353.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 148.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 9.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.46° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.49° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.