The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2178
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
6:30 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3158
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 | 187.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 298.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.25° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.65° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.6° |
| 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.