The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2079
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
11:47 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1934
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 | 31.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 26.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.48° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.35° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.