The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 3, 2162
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
10:28 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2960
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 259.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.50° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.03° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.