The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 3, 2060
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1699
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 | 44.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.31° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.91° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.