The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2124
Waning Gibbous
77.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
10:12 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.8%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2490
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 | 236.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 259.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.79° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.61° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| 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.