The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2167
Waning Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 PM
8:10 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3022
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 | 206.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.1° / 281.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.58° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.01° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.