The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2131
Waxing Crescent
44.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
2:20 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2577
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 60.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.45° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.10° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.58° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.