The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 1973
New Moon
0.2% 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
5:56 AM
8:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 622
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 | 357.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 138.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.25° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.67° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.4° |
| 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.