The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2118
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
6:39 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2416
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 | 193.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 287.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.25° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.20° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.