The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2040
Last Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
12:26 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1451
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.64° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.42° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.