The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 6, 2126
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
6:12 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2515
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 324.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -13.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.82° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.38° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.