The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2132
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 PM
7:55 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2589
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 280.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.93° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.84° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.