The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2034
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 PM
6:47 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1377
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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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 | 181.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.5° / 313.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -12.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.99° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.44° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.