The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2073
Waning Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
5:11 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1859
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 200.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / -1.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.31° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.57° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.