The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2103
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
5:41 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2230
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 | 323.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 205.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / 6.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.39° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.