The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 2, 2197
Waning Gibbous
99.2% 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
9:51 PM
6:38 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3393
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 | 189.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.6° / 295.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.88° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.