The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2141
Waning Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
4:28 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2700
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 | 309.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 219.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / 1.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.16° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.77° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.79° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| 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.