The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 1915
Waning Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
7:36 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -95
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 | 224.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.2° / 268.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.31° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.73° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.