The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2017
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
2:01 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1167
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 16.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.77° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.37° / 3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.98° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.