The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 3, 2179
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
5:43 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3170
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 | 324.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 203.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.56° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.42° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.