The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 6, 2143
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
12:54 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2725
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.59° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.81° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.