The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2078
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
2:31 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1921
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 | 289.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 225.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -13.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.41° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.46° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.