The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2133
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
5:58 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2601
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 | 329.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 187.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 0.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.96° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.45° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.