The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2129
Waning Gibbous
93.0% 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
11:11 PM
8:26 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2552
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 | 210.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 278.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.77° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.61° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| 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.