The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 6, 2030
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1328
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 | 44.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.36° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.53° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.