The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 1989
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
6:39 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 820
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 | 334.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 187.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 10.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.50° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.29° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.24° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.