The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2169
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
2:22 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3047
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 60.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 21.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.68° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.05° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.97° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.