The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 3, 1943
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
7:46 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 251
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 | 351.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 153.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 8.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.35° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.30° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 40.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.