The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2163
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
11:29 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2973
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 | 36.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.17° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.53° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.