The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 2, 2200
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 PM
8:24 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3430
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 | 211.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.0° / 277.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.29° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.29° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.