The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2124
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2490
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 | 225.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 265.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -20.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.90° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.12° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.42° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.