The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2047
First Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
2:09 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1538
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 63.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.38° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.96° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.