The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 1, 2193
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
9:28 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3344
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 | 4.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.5° / 123.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.80° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.38° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.8° |
| 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.