The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2187
Waning Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
2:43 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3269
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 | 292.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 222.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -13.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.09° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.53° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| 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.