The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 1939
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
6:28 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 202
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 9:27 AM, is deepest at 11:11 AM and ends at 12:55 PM. Totality lasts from 10:39 AM to 11:42 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.6° / 314.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.71° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.38° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.