The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2149
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
3:44 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2799
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 | 303.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 215.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -8.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.24° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.43° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.36° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.