The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2178
Waning Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
9:58 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3158
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 | 235.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.67° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.37° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.