The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2011
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
9:14 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1093
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.15° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.04° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.5° |
| 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.