The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 1949
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
1:15 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 326
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 | 61.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 27.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.85° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.41° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.