The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 3, 2122
Waning Crescent
10.9% 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
4:25 AM
5:34 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2465
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 | 321.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 207.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / 6.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.21° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.