The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2194
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
5:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3356
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 | 161.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.8° / 354.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -13.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.06° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.32° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| 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.