The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2040
Waning Crescent
20.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
3:59 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.6%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 | 306.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 213.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 42m / -7.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.04° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.06° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.