The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2014
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1130
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 | 51.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.99° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.86° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.