The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 2, 2140
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
6:21 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2688
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 | 185.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 301.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.38° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.26° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 147.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.