The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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
10:38 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1056
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 102.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.99° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.24° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| 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.