The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 1931
Waning Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
9:40 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 103
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 | 237.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 251.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -28.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.25° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.78° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.