The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 1916
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
9:25 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -82
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 24.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.90° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.11° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.