The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2081
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
6:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1958
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 | 333.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 188.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 10.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.30° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.61° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.