The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 1951
Waning Crescent
5.7% 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
5:08 AM
6:24 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 350
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 | 332.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 188.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.07° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.62° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.