The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2090
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
11:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2070
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 96.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.19° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.08° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.