The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2003
Waxing Crescent
4.1% 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
7:40 AM
10:49 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 994
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 | 23.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.19° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.35° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.