The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2045
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 PM
6:53 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1513
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 282.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -25.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.08° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.63° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.