The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2060
Waxing Crescent
42.8% 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
11:56 AM
2:29 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1699
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 | 81.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 59.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.47° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.24° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.