The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2139
Waxing Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
12:21 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2676
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 | 52.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 26.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.05° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.46° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.45° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.