The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
80.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
4:39 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.4%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2144
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 31.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / 8.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.74° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.94° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.8° |
| 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.