The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 3, 2100
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
3:18 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2193
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 | 297.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 223.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -7.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.23° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.50° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.