The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 1913
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
5:02 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -120
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 215.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 5.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.24° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / -0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.74° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.