The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 3, 2027
Waning Crescent
9.3% 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
4:40 AM
5:45 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1290
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 | 324.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 202.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 6.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.72° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.61° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.