The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 1972
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
1:08 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 610
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 240.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -13.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.02° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.61° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.41° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.