The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2087
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
9:56 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2033
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.57° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.01° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.