The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 1935
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
9:52 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 153
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 114.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.28° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.04° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.