The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2079
Waxing Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
1:54 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1934
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 | 71.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 64.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 25.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.30° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.67° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.