The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2160
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
6:03 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2935
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 | 327.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 199.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 9.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.46° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.82° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.