The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
77.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 PM
3:58 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.4%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3220
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 123.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 40.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 4.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.46° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.86° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.