The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2057
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
11:28 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1662
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.21° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.38° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.