The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2149
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
7:24 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2799
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 | 345.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 162.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 7.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.77° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.06° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.