The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2194
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 PM
6:42 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3356
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 | 194.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 284.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -25.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.22° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.22° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.