The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2046
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
6:25 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1525
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 | 332.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 192.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 10.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.52° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.42° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.