The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 PM
3:34 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1439
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 48.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.86° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.32° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.