The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2095
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
11:51 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2132
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 | 35.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.55° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.98° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.