The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
4:06 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2849
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 | 115.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 41.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 12.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.59° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.70° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.