The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 3, 2038
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
7:52 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1426
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 | 352.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 150.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 8.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.42° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.10° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.