The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2144
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
11:50 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2738
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 | 40.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 19.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.28° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.10° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.