The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 1940
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
5:02 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 214
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 | 317.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 208.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / 1.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.34° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.37° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.