The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2174
Waxing Crescent
29.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
1:30 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.5%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3109
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 | 65.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 67.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.98° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.03° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.