The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
6:12 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2787
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 341.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 54m / -6.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.71° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.31° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.