The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2175
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 PM
6:19 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3121
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 | 187.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 296.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.16° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.43° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.