The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2120
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
12:42 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2441
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.30° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.02° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.