The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 1943
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
10:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 252
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.93° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.99° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.