The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2103
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
4:28 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2230
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,700 km.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 218.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / 0.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.52° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.16° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.