The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2037
Waning Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 PM
8:49 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1414
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 | 217.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 272.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -19.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.06° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.20° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.