The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 6, 2148
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 PM
8:31 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2787
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 | 211.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 276.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.56° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.40° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.