The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2160
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
5:00 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2935
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 | 315.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 213.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / 4.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.73° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.59° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.