The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2174
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
11:42 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3109
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 | 29.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 27.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.27° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.72° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.