The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2187
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
6:42 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3269
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 | 337.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 175.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 4.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.06° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.43° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.