The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
60.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
3:35 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.5%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2849
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 48.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.56° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.90° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.