The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
4:18 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2379
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 | 118.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 38.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 11.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.50° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.35° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.