The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 5, 2003
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 994
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 80.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 26.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.15° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.89° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.