The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2140
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 PM
6:57 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2688
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 | 196.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 284.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.30° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.44° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.