The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2168
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
2:58 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3034
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 | 295.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 221.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -12.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.24° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.49° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.95° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.