The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 1984
Waxing Crescent
30.2% 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
10:38 AM
1:23 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 759
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 | 66.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 68.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 25.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.73° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.26° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.