The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2042
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 PM
6:57 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1476
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 286.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -23.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.88° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.41° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.