The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 1, 2068
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
8:44 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1797
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 136.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 16.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.94° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.93° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.6° |
| 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.