The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2155
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
11:04 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 23.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.28° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.53° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.