The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 1, 2079
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
9:08 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1934
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 100% of the Sun is covered at 6:07 AM.
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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 | 2.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.41° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.82° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| 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.