The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2003
Waxing Crescent
22.7% 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
9:48 AM
12:45 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 994
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 | 56.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 73.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.37° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.66° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.