The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 1967
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
2:55 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 548
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 | 295.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 220.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -12.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.65° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.30° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.6° |
| 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.