The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 1932
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
9:54 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 116
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 | 9.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.84° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.25° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.