The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2027
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
9:20 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1291
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 | 2.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.9° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.66° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.68° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 196.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.