The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 2076
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1897
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 | 41.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.05° / 0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / 0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.57° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.