The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2121
Waning Gibbous
99.0% 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
9:57 PM
6:34 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2453
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 | 190.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.6° / 292.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -23.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.94° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.65° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.