The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2082
Waxing Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
12:28 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1971
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 | 51.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 27.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.71° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.43° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.