The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2144
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
8:19 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2737
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 143.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.54° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.96° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.