The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2112
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
2:32 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2342
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 59.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.93° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.17° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.