The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 1935
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
8:41 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 152
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 139.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.23° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.72° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.