The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 6, 2176
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
6:03 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3133
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 | 326.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 201.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 9.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.67° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.20° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.