The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
6:14 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1043
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.
-
Mercury 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 | 182.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.2° / 307.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.55° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 170.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.