The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2095
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
8:14 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2131
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 | 354.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 145.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 11.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.27° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.31° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 34.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.