The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 1916
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
11:55 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -82
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 25.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.98° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.41° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.