The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2057
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
8:34 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1661
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 | 359.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 137.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 12.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.47° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.91° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.