The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 1957
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 425
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.21° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.08° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.