The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 2109
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
11:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2305
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 | 38.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.59° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.27° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| 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.