The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2160
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
6:22 AM
9:23 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2936
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 Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 20.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.51° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.47° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.