The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 3, 2026
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 PM
7:08 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 201.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 277.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.70° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.03° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.