The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 1923
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
9:01 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 4
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 272.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.91° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.81° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.