The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
6:09 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 66
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 339.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.18° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.57° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.