The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2151
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
7:42 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2824
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 | 201.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.1° / 284.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -19.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.96° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.43° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.