The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 1953
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
1:06 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 375
Events on this date
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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 | 271.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 239.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -14.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.80° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.61° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.