The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 1946
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
8:48 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 289
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.28° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.03° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.5° |
| 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.