The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2152
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
6:32 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2836
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 178.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 4.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.97° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.28° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.