The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2141
New Moon
0.2% 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
6:16 AM
9:22 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2701
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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 124.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.27° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.27° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.2° |
| 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.