The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 6, 2097
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
2:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2156
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 | 293.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 223.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.20° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.76° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.26° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.