The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2102
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
5:47 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2218
Events on this date
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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 | 174.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.0° / 323.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 10m / -18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.62° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| 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.