The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2177
Waxing Crescent
31.2% 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
10:56 AM
1:15 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3146
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 | 67.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 21.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.50° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.61° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| 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.