The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 3, 2082
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
1:18 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1971
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 | 63.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 25.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.54° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.21° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.