The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2098
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
10:28 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2169
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 | 16.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 105.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 23.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.64° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.76° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.