The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2150
Waxing Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
1:36 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2812
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 | 72.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.85° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.99° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.