The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
4:21 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2812
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 | 122.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 36.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 8.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.94° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.18° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.