The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2032
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
5:38 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1352
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 204.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 6.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.58° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.74° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| 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.