The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2043
Last Quarter
47.1% 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
3:08 AM
12:58 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1488
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 | 273.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 233.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.67° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.42° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.08° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.