The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2038
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
10:48 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 25.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.43° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.19° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.