The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 1989
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
10:36 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 821
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 25.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.42° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.04° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.