The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 3, 2133
Waning Crescent
2.5% 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
5:56 AM
7:06 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2601
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 | 342.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 168.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 40m / 6.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.54° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.69° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.