The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
11:35 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1229
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 | 31.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 91.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 24.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.62° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.55° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.