The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2066
First Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
2:22 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1773
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 | 89.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 61.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 14.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.14° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.15° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| 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.