The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2113
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
7:36 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2354
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 290.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -17.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.15° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.05° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| 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.