The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 6, 2154
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
2:57 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2861
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 | 294.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 223.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -10.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.45° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.27° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.