The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
5:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.5° / 0.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 27m / -8.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.16° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.35° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.