The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2189
Waning Gibbous
57.6% 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
2:26 AM
11:55 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.6%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3294
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 | 261.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 240.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -22.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.02° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.81° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.