The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 2182
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
9:29 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3208
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 | 10.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 120.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 15.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.63° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.39° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.