The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 2030
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
9:49 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1328
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 20.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.95° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.26° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.23° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.