The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2088
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
4:46 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2045
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 19.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / -5.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.18° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.35° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.