The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 1924
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
10:59 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 17
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 | 29.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.42° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.58° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.