The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 1979
Waxing Crescent
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
1:59 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 697
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 15.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.99° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.36° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.