The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2068
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
12:33 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1798
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 | 61.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.40° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.15° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.90° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.