The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, May 3, 2037

Waning Gibbous

82.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
29°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
82.4%
Age
18.0 days
Distance
386,600 km
Apparent size
30.9′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1414

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 Sun229.67°
Phase angle49.60°
Illuminated fraction82.40%
Altitude / azimuth-25.2° / 262.8°
Right ascension / declination18h 14m / -20.95°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude273.23° / 2.44°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.52° / -2.72°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-43.39° / -1.52°
Position angle of the axis357.6°
Position angle of the bright limb87.2°
Apparent magnitude-11.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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