The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2185
Waxing Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
11:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3245
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 | 37.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 18.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.31° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.48° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.