The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2092
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
8:40 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2095
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° 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 | 1.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 12.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.22° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.91° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.6° |
| 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.