The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2046
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
9:36 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1526
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 | 6.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.65° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.88° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.