The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2188
Waxing Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
1:28 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3282
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 | 68.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 24.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.76° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.36° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.