The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2130
Waning Crescent
1.7% 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
6:07 AM
7:25 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2564
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 161.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.87° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.25° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.