The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2140
Waning Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
9:25 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2688
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 259.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -24.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.57° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.99° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.