The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2101
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
12:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2206
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 | 46.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.96° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.84° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.