The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 1925
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
5:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 29
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 | 154.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 0.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 23m / -3.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.51° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.97° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.