The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2087
Waxing Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2033
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 | 54.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.49° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.23° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.31° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.