The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2155
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
10:00 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 11.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.91° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.77° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.