The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 4, 2038
New Moon
0.2% 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
6:55 AM
8:50 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 3.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 131.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 13.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.34° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.66° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.0° |
| 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.