The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
67.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
3:16 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.7%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1303
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 | 110.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 51.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 6.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.41° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.36° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.