The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2130
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
3:50 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2564
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 | 304.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 215.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / -8.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.87° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.55° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.