The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2106
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
7:31 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2267
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 164.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.22° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.31° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.