The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2180
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
1:58 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3183
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 | 86.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 65.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 13.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.30° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.72° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| 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.