The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2079
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
10:29 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1934
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 22.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.45° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.58° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.