The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
5:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2651
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 | 152.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.1° / 9.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -8.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.57° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.50° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.