The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2099
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
7:20 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2181
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 | 205.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.1° / 273.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.65° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.58° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.