The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
5:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2181
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,000 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.5° / 9.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 51m / -6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.34° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.12° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.