The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2072
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
7:33 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 195.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 295.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -15.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.21° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.02° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.