The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2106
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
11:55 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2268
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Uranus 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 | 40.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.93° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.74° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.