The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2090
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2070
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 | 46.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 87.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.60° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.85° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.