The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 5, 1951
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
8:32 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 350
Events on this date
-
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 141.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.85° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.09° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.