The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2131
Waxing Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
1:30 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2577
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 | 71.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.39° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.24° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.79° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.