The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2193
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
10:48 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3344
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 25.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.96° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.14° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.