The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 1920
Waning Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
8:57 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -33
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 219.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 270.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -19.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.24° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.56° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.