The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2048
Waning Crescent
33.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
2:45 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1550
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 | 289.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -4.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.08° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.41° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.