The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2051
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
4:18 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1587
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 | 307.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 220.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / 0.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.71° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.32° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.