The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2169
Waxing Crescent
32.9% 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
10:59 AM
1:28 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3047
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 | 69.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 67.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.55° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.18° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.