The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2087
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
8:45 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2032
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 136.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.41° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.31° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.75° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.