The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2138
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
2:34 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2663
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 | 289.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.37° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / 0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.91° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.