The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2152
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
7:35 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2836
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 | 347.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 159.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 9.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.28° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.51° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.