The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2051
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
12:54 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1587
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 | 268.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 245.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.34° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.48° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.66° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.