The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2117
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
9:37 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2404
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 | 8.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 118.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.47° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.17° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.