The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2174
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
10:34 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3109
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 | 17.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 24.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.61° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.95° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.