The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2127
Waning Crescent
19.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
4:13 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2527
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 | 307.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -1.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.42° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.10° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.