The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 3, 2186
New Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
6:51 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3257
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 | 180.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.5° / 316.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -11.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.14° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.75° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 23.2° |
| 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.