The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2011
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
11:58 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1093
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 | 38.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.41° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.34° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.