The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 1961
Waning Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 PM
8:54 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 474
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 | 217.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 273.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.19° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.43° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.