The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2127
Last Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
1:16 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2527
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -12.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.94° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.45° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.