The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 1960
First Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
2:02 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 462
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 64.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 14.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.03° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.96° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.