The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2125
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
7:48 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2502
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 156.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 12.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.48° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.14° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.