The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2026
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 PM
6:33 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 190.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 292.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -23.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.72° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.85° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.