The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2074
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
2:03 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1872
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 63.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.30° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.56° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.