The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2158
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
1:22 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2911
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 | 68.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 22.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.84° / 0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.92° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.41° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.