The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 1948
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
6:09 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 313
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 | 330.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 188.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 4.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.84° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.39° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| 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.