The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 1999
Waning Gibbous
96.1% 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
10:23 PM
8:01 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 944
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.0° / 287.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.15° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.64° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.