The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2110
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 PM
8:31 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2317
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 | 211.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 277.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.56° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.80° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.