The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2116
Waning Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
10:26 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2391
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 | 246.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 246.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -27.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.56° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.03° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.