The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2119
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
5:53 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2428
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 | 326.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 200.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 7.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.72° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.77° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.