The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
1:16 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1117
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 242.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -11.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.96° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.04° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.