The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 1923
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
8:08 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 4
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 | 205.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.24° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.63° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.