The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
4:14 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3282
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 | 120.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 38.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 9.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.22° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.56° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| 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.