The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2176
Last Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
1:22 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3133
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.67° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.53° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.31° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.