The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2061
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
7:16 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1711
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 | 202.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.5° / 277.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.20° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.18° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.