The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 2041
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1464
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 | 39.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 26.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.88° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.72° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.