The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2037
Waning Gibbous
55.3% 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
2:14 AM
12:21 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1414
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 | 264.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.53° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.97° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| 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.