The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 1927
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
1:18 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 54
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 | 67.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.19° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.63° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.68° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.