The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 1, 2003
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
8:47 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 994
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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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 | 1.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 14.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.56° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.82° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.