The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2121
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
5:59 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2453
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 | 178.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.0° / 314.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -19.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.15° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 212.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.