The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 6, 2182
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3208
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 | 44.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.25° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.69° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.