The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 1918
New Moon
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
12:41 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -58
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 244.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.96° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.45° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.