The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2122
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
9:25 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2466
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 | 4.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.0° / 123.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.28° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.08° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.7° |
| 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.