The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Waning Gibbous
79.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
9:32 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.3%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 234.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.33° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.58° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.