The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2138
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
6:08 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2663
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 | 328.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 197.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 8.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.35° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.58° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.