The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2147
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
11:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2775
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 | 31.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.86° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.09° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| 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.