The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2048
Waning Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
10:11 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1550
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.35° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.60° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.