The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 6, 1974
New Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
6:18 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 635
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 | 183.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.1° / 305.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.29° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.24° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.