The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2068
Waxing Crescent
4.7% 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
7:48 AM
10:53 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1798
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 100.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.05° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.59° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.