The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2156
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 PM
6:38 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2886
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 | 193.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.4° / 286.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -25.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.50° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.83° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.