The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
55.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
3:11 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 796
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 | 96.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 53.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.85° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.37° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.