The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2170
Waning Gibbous
62.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
11:26 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.4%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3059
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 | 255.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.6° / 243.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -23.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.11° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.00° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.