The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2095
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
6:58 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2131
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,700 km.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 5.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.32° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.07° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.