The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2123
First Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
2:13 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2478
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 13.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.30° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.51° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.16° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| 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.