The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 2019
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
7:14 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1191
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 163.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 6.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.72° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.27° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.