The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2166
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
11:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3010
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 | 36.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.13° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.29° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.