The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 1912
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
5:57 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -132
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 | 195.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.8° / 306.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.09° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.93° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.