The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2168
Waning Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
4:02 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3034
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 | 307.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 212.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / -7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.22° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.58° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.17° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.