The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2119
Waning Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
1:30 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2428
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 | 278.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 233.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.97° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / 2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.89° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.