The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2162
Last Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
1:36 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2960
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -9.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.95° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.62° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.