The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2171
Waning Crescent
5.4% 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
5:36 AM
6:17 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 333.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 183.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.50° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.87° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.