The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2054
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
7:31 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1624
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 | 347.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 159.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 8.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.40° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.46° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.