The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2002
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
11:01 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 981
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 | 251.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 43m / -24.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.32° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.62° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.