The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2157
Waning Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
2:21 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2898
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 | 286.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 231.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -10.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.10° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.06° / -0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.72° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.