The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2043
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
5:47 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1488
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 | 325.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 199.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 4.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.17° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.97° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.