The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2197
Waning Gibbous
95.8% 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
10:59 PM
7:30 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3393
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 | 203.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 279.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -23.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.60° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.64° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| 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.