The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2108
Waning Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
1:42 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2292
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 | 278.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 238.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -10.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.40° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.87° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.