The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2049
Waxing Crescent
19.8% 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
9:54 AM
12:04 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1563
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 | 52.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.31° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.72° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.