The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2035
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
7:17 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1389
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 165.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.78° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.65° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.