The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2034
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
8:45 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1377
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 | 214.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.6° / 275.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.79° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.99° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.