The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2159
Full Moon
99.8% 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
9:07 PM
6:12 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2923
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.2° / 308.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.39° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.14° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 173.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.