The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 3, 2055
Waxing Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
1:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1637
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 | 79.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 65.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.03° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.38° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.