The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2195
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
1:02 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3368
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 | 271.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 238.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -15.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.31° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.90° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| 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.