The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 1984
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
11:22 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 759
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.84° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.94° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.