The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 1981
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
11:37 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 722
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 | 35.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.28° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.37° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.