The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2122
Waning Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
4:20 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2465
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 | 308.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 220.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / 0.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.06° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.98° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| 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.