The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2198
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
9:16 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3406
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 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 123.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.48° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.27° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.06° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.5° |
| 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.