The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 3, 2139
Waxing Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
1:11 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2676
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 | 64.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.01° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.28° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.22° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.