The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2062
Waning Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
2:40 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1723
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 | 291.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 225.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -11.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.81° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.11° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.