The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2111
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
7:14 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2329
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 164.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 6.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.85° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.44° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.