The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2141
Waning Crescent
10.4% 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
4:27 AM
5:38 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2700
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 206.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / 7.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.12° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.02° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.