The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
4:11 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2342
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 | 120.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 38.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 9.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.49° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.57° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.