The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 1962
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
9:09 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 487
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 127.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 13.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.26° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.66° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.