The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 2120
Waxing Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
1:25 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2441
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 | 66.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 69.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.23° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.80° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.