The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2053
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
6:37 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1612
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 320.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -11.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.61° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.95° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 343.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.