The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2128
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
11:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2540
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 | 35.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 95.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.80° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.68° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.