The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
79.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
4:01 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.2%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2985
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 | 125.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.7° / 39.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 2.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.45° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.48° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.