The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2062
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
6:00 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1723
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 | 327.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 196.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 6.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.86° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / -1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.79° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.