The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2072
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
6:52 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1847
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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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 | 182.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.5° / 313.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.50° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.16° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.