The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2023
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 PM
6:48 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1241
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.4° / 292.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.67° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.61° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.