The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2179
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
8:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3170
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 | 357.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 137.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.66° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.88° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.