The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 3, 2080
New Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
6:02 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1946
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 | 175.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 321.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.10° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.57° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.