The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2145
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 PM
3:42 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2750
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 44.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 4.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.61° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.29° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.