The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2147
Waxing Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2775
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 | 43.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.63° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.86° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.