The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2101
Waxing Crescent
23.5% 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
9:51 AM
12:53 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2206
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 | 57.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 72.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 26.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.85° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.61° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.