The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2029
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
10:02 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1315
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 | 237.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.64° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.80° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.