The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2146
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 AM
4:32 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2762
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 | 311.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 213.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -1.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.59° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.93° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.