The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2029
Waning Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
2:18 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1315
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 | 284.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -7.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.66° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.60° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.