The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2142
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
2:06 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2713
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 | 88.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 64.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 13.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.47° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.36° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| 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.