The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 2193
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3344
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 | 33.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 27.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.86° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.91° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.