The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 1913
New Moon
0.2% 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
5:17 AM
8:19 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -119
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.1° / 151.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.80° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.55° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.