The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 5, 2065
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
9:10 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1761
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.77° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.29° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 190.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.