The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2088
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
7:03 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2045
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.8° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.94° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.37° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.