The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 1, 2098
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
9:13 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2169
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 | 3.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.80° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.99° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.