The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2130
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
2:39 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2564
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 | 291.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 225.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.45° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.33° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.