The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2084
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
6:41 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1995
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 | 334.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 187.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 11.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.13° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.82° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.