The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 2199
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
2:17 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3418
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 62.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 10.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.05° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.92° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.