The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 3, 2128
Waxing Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2540
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.68° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.45° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.