The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 1992
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:04 AM
8:50 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 857
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 | 359.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 134.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.58° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.86° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 149.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.