The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2016
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
8:30 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1154
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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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 | 357.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.47° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.90° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.09° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 5.7° |
| 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.