The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2196
Waxing Crescent
19.5% 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
9:36 AM
12:13 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3381
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 24.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.48° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.02° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.