The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 1, 2174
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
9:20 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3109
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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.62° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.81° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 213.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.