The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 3, 2071
Waxing Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1835
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 | 48.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.47° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.67° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.