The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2089
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
4:45 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2057
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 214.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 58m / 1.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.24° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.93° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.