The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 3, 1992
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
9:57 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 858
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 | 11.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 22.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.16° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.62° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.