The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2116
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
2:32 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2391
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 225.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -13.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.32° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.86° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.