The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 1988
Waning Gibbous
99.3% 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
9:44 PM
6:29 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 808
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.8° / 297.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.68° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.46° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.