The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 3, 2117
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
10:43 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2404
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 101.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.94° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.94° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.