The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2198
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
5:26 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3405
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 | 321.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 207.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / 5.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.72° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.00° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.