The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
4:32 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 264
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 | 127.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 32.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 7.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.19° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.74° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.