The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2190
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
6:53 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3306
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 173.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 6.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.21° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.68° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.