The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
4:20 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3047
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 | 122.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 36.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.20° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.38° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.