The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2108
Last Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 AM
12:46 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2292
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 244.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -13.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.32° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.66° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.