The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2124
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
1:01 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2490
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 245.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -11.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.48° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.21° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.