The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 1931
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 PM
6:31 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 103
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 302.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -19.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.35° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.06° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.