The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2155
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
12:55 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2874
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 71.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 27.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.43° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.84° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.