The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2117
Waxing Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
12:47 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2404
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 72.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.67° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.25° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.