The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2032
Last Quarter
50.1% 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
2:07 AM
1:03 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1352
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 | 269.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -11.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.79° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.86° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.