The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2161
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
1:55 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2948
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 65.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 13.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.99° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.54° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.