The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 3, 1931
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 PM
7:06 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 103
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 | 199.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 281.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.63° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.23° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.