The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 1992
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 858
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 | 50.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 22.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.95° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.92° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.