The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 3, 1924
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
8:15 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 16
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 | 356.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 10.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.71° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.71° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 12.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.