The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 3, 2049
Waxing Crescent
2.8% 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
7:23 AM
10:26 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1563
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 | 19.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.98° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.41° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.