The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 1958
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
6:35 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 437
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 7:59 AM, is deepest at 8:12 AM and ends at 8:25 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 | 182.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.4° / 312.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.80° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.56° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.