The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2159
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
6:48 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2923
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 | 193.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.2° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -22.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.58° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.04° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.