The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 1970
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
10:14 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 586
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 | 13.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 107.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 24.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.74° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.85° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.