The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2158
Waxing Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
12:31 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2911
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 | 55.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 25.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.87° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.11° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.63° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.