The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2182
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
8:29 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3207
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 13.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.59° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.37° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.