The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2109
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
10:46 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2305
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 | 27.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.48° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.50° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.