The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2112
Waxing Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
1:50 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2342
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 | 76.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.94° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.38° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.