The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2136
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
11:18 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2639
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 | 26.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.76° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.12° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.