The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
6:20 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3257
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 | 168.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.5° / 336.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 04m / -7.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.30° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.92° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.