The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2065
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
10:09 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1761
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 | 12.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.64° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.05° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.